The British School in Colombo, launched their Teaching with Technology Program at a prestigious event with fellow educationalists. The program includes adoption of the Microsoft Office 365 based LMS, LP+365 enabling more immersive learning methods. Colombo, 24th March 2017 – For the first time in Sri Lanka, the prestigious British School in Colombo embarks on the wave of digital transformation in partnership with Tech One Global, Microsoft, and Learning Possibilities. The British School in Colombo…

2016 is the year of digital transformation. Sponsored by the Federation of IT Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS), the CXO Forum was held in Sri Lanka last November 11-13, 2016 . It was attended by a collection of like-minded individuals all in the same journey: the digital transformation journey. The first National CXO Forum featured insights from leading international industry personnel and forward-thinking advocates of disruption. It included IT and business leaders of innovative companies in the…

Written by: Jessa Laure Anne Palo The classroom life is becoming more technology-focused. Slowly, technology is becoming a platform used in the academe for various school activities. Instead of technology distracting the students, it is used as a tool for encouraging them to participate. According to Ellison & Wu’s (2008) study, students put more effort on inserting their own style when writing for a different audience aside from their teacher. As one of the participants said,…

Written by: Jessa Laure Anne Palo Students have different learning styles just as teachers have different teaching styles. Although it is difficult to meet all types of learners, it is still important to do so. According to Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligence, humans have different ways of processing information. These intelligences relate to a person’s unique set of capabilities and ways to learn or understand. He further explains that there are nine distinct intelligences…

Written by: Jessa Laure Anne Palo Lesson plan is a teacher’s blueprint on how the lesson should go. It contains the topic’s objective, activities, and evaluation rubrics. With a lesson plan in hand, grading student’s performance is kept fair, the teacher’s confidence and professionalism are established and the lesson’s flow is controlled. Having a lesson plan on every class is necessary, but making one can be dreadful. In an article by Daily Mail Online, 70% of…

Written by: Jessa Laure Anne Palo It is not easy to get good grades in school. Everyone finds it difficult to cope up with their studies, even for your class’ topnotchers (though they might not admit it). Even if you do understand the lesson, you still have to do extra learning through finishing your homework and projects. Straight-A students struggle with school as well, but what keeps them on the top of the roster? What are…

Written by: Jessa Laure Anne Palo With all the advanced technologies available these days, their integration to different industries is inevitable. As for the academe that once resisted to adopt modern trends, its on-going merging with technological innovations is encompassing the traditional setting of learning, specifically inside the classroom. According the Educause’s 2013 study, 76% of undergraduates said that technology helps them achieve academic outcomes and prepare of future educational plans, while 61% of them said…

Written by: Jessa Laure Anne Palo It has always been a struggle for every teacher to make classes fun and engaging. It is probably the greatest challenge of teachers to make their students understand the lessons. With the decreasing average attention span of man — which diminished to 8 seconds as per researches conducted in 2015 — getting the students’ attention is becoming more difficult. A teacher must think of ways where students can…